This incredible image of NZ's South Island was captured from space.

Rocket Lab boss Peter Beck and his team celebrate the Electron launch in mission control.

Rocket Lab has to figure out how to go further after its successful space launch.

Astronomers keep a close eye on "Tabby's Star" as it acts up again.

Where would a successful rocket Lab launch fit among NZ's engineering feats?

Neil DeGrasse Tyson has spoken ahead of his visit to New Zealand later this year.

Peter Beck is a hands-on engineer who has dreamed of space flight all his life.

A woman bought 'moon dust' NASA misplaced for $1400, now it could be worth $5.7m.

Rocket Lab says weather will be less of an issue when it reaches a commercial phase.

A Kiwi astrophysicist has helped reveal how most of the antimatter in the Milky Way forms.

Weather has again caused a Rocket Lab to delay a launch attempt at Mahia.

A mystery star behind an 'alien megastructure' theory is acting strangely again.

Rocket Lab has scrubbed a potential launch of the Electron rocket due to high winds.

Apollo 11 'moon dust' mistakenly sold on government website in 2015 to go up for sale.

Kiwis are about to get a deep insight into a $100 million hunt for intelligent alien life.

Kiwi space outfit Rocket Lab enters the final countdown to historic test launch.

What's a "safe" distance to survive a nearby supernova? Scientists say 40-50 light years.

A fiery space object in the sky over Gisborne last night disrupts rugby practice.

Jupiter's moon Io has a 200km-wide lava lake with waves of molten rock that clash.

A couple have accepted a slightly less scientific reason for the "space rock" they found.

Scientists from Nasa have discovered a potential 'sunblock' for humans on Mars.

Joyce Lockyer and husband Graeme found a dark grey rock in the garden.

Professor Stephen Hawking has made an ominous warning to the human race.

SpaceX launched a mission for US military, marking its fifth successful mission of 2017.

Investors wonder: Is oil the water of the coming Space Age?

The digital signal will reach 55 Cancri by 2057 which many hope might support alien life.

Nasa's unprecedented trip between Saturn and its rings provides amazing pictures.

The balloon is operating as expected and being monitored from Nasa's base in Texas.

Scientist believes there may be evidence an extinct alien species once inhabited earth.

WATCH: A stadium-sized balloon launch has gone ahead in Wanaka.